Need To Know
Dec 7, 2011
Need To Know - Pearl Harbor
This attack represented the starting point of U.S. military involvement in World War II. While our enemies intended for this attack to be crippling, it only strengthened our resolve. On December 7, 1941, America – the sleeping giant – awoke and proceeded to defeat our enemies in the European and Pacific theaters.
Dec 1, 2011
Need To Know - Presidential Campaigns, EAC
H.R. 3463 combines a proposal Rep. Tom Cole (R–Okla.) crafted to terminate the Presidential Election Campaign Fund (PECF) and a plan I authored to eliminate the Election Assistance Commission (EAC). Dissolving these federal programs saves taxpayers $480 million over five years and immediately decreases the federal deficit by $199 million, according to nonpartisan congressional scorekeepers.
Nov 18, 2011
Need To Know - Balanced Budget
Congress missed an opportunity to reform the budget today when the U.S. House of Representatives did not reach a two-thirds majority vote to pass a Balanced Budget Amendment. As a part of the “Budget Control Act of 2011,” the House and Senate were required to vote on a Balanced Budget Amendment to the Constitution between October 1, 2011, and December 31, 2011.
Nov 10, 2011
Need To Know - Jobs
Yesterday I was honored to speak with local elected officials, business leaders and economic developers from Mississippi and Alabama at a summit hosted by the Montgomery Institute. This event was held at Mississippi State University’s Riley Center in Meridian, Miss., and focused on advancing economic development projects in the West Alabama – East Mississippi (WAEM) Region.
Nov 2, 2011
Need To Know - Forgotten 15
Last night I held a telephone town hall conference call to speak with Mississippians about my ideas to create jobs, drive down spending and shrink the size of the federal government. During this call we discussed a number of job creating proposals that the U.S. House of Representatives has passed as part of our pro-growth agenda that creates jobs without expanding the federal government’s role. Below I have included a list of 15 House-passed bipartisan jobs bills that are stalled and awaiting action in the U.S. Senate.
Oct 27, 2011
Need To Know - Common Ground
In an effort to create a better environment for American job creators, the Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives today passed a bill to permanently repeal a 3 percent withholding requirement on certain payments made to contractors doing business with federal, state and local governments.
Oct 21, 2011
Need To Know - Coal Ash
The U.S. House of Representatives recently advanced a bill that would facilitate the safe recovery of coal combustion residuals by creating a state-based permit program.
Oct 19, 2011
Guest Column In The Meridian Star: The Facts
The president has spent much of the last month traveling the country asking Congress to put party aside and “pass the bill,” referring to his $447 billion “jobs” plan. But if the president were to get off the campaign trail and focus on the facts, he would learn that House Republicans have already advanced a pro-growth agenda that creates jobs without expanding the federal government’s role.
Oct 16, 2011
Need To Know - Protect Life
The Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill this week ensuring that nothing in the president’s health care law allows anyone implementing the act – including states – to require “coverage of, access to, or training in abortion services.”
Oct 14, 2011
Need To Know - Boiler Bill
As Congress continues down Majority Leader Eric Cantor’s regulatory relief checklist to help business and industry, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill yesterday peeling back four interrelated U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rules.
